Buckner to celebrate construction start of first Family Hope Center in Lubbock

What: “Demo Day” kick-off to build a new Buckner Family Hope Center in Lubbock. Buckner International President and CEO Albert Reyes will join the Lubbock community to grab hammers and tear down the barriers to strong families by symbolically tearing down select walls of the Buckner Family Pathways campus to celebrate the addition of a new Buckner Family Hope Center.

Who: Buckner Children and Family Services is a ministry of Buckner International, a faith-based ministry dedicated to transforming the lives of orphans, vulnerable children, families and senior adults in the United States and internationally. Founded in 1879 in Dallas, Texas, today Buckner serves people through a variety of programs designed to protect children and build strong families. Buckner Lubbock has been serving Lubbock since 1958, currently serving vulnerable children and families through:

Foster care and adoption

Buckner Family Pathways program that provides single-parent families safe housing as well as a varie- ty of other resources so they can reach their higher education goals

The Buckner FYi Center that ministers to children who have aged out of foster care.

Texas Tech University continues to receive recognition for its outstanding online programs. The university was recently ranked No. 1 for Best Online Colleges in Texas and No. 12 in the nation for 50 Best Accredited Online Colleges and Universities by BestColleges.com.

Texas Tech University continues to receive recognition for its outstanding online programs. The university was recently ranked No. 1 for Best Online Colleges in Texas and No. 12 in the nation for 50 Best Accredited Online Colleges and Universities by BestColleges.com.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is setting rules to prevent players kneeling during the National Anthem, announcing all league and team personnel must stand if they are on the field. If anyone wants to kneel or protest they are to stay inside the locker room or off the field until the anthem is over.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is setting rules to prevent players kneeling during the National Anthem, announcing all league and team personnel must stand if they are on the field. If anyone wants to kneel or protest they are to stay inside the locker room or off the field until the anthem is over.